It's very well possible. In any case, buy the black one and try it out. I had it for a full 7 days before I noticed silver linings on the chamfered edges. And I babied it too. I never placed it a hard surface, never bumped it, nothing.
I've had the white for 3 weeks now and it holds up extremely well. Dust and prints are hardly visible. I love the white version.
thing is, i was only drawn in by the black one! ive always had white iphones and my current ipad is white, i was going to get both black iPad and ip5.
will apple not have an issue with me returning a mini after 7-10 days thats got wear marks?